Authors: Betty O'Keefe & Ian Macdonald. Published by Heritage House, Surrey, BC., 2001, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book.
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MERCHANT PRINCE, The Story of Alexander Duncan McRae, is the story of a Canadian who made good, but is now largely forgotten, even though his enterprise and colourful life helped define the growth of Western Canada.
McRae played a leading role in the birth of many prairie communities before becoming a West Coast Industrialist in lumber, mining and fisheries. He was a key figure in BC's "golden years. McRae also served Canada as a First World War general and returned from overseas to become an outspoken BC politician, federal member of Parliament and senator. After donating Hycroft to the government for use as a veterans' hospital, McRae devoted his later years to Eaglecrest, a Qualicum Beach country estate and a 4,000-acre experimental farm. Alexander Duncan McRae was a blend of social conscience, political savvy and entrepreneurial skill, a true "MERCHANT PRINCE."
